Synonyms for conjunction
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Connection — sexual intercourse
connection, combination, association, union, joining, copulation, coupling, composition, intercourse, coalition
2. Concurrence
3. Junction
4. Conjunctive
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
Sexual intercourse.
- n. 2
The act of joining, or condition of being joined.
- n. 3
A word used to join other words, phrases, or clauses together into sentences. (The specific conjunction used shows how the two joined parts are related semantically.)
- n. 4
Cooccurrence; coincidence.
Related words
- Word family
- conjugate
- Phrases
- subordinating conjunction coordinating conjunction
Forms
- Plural
- conjunctions → connections, combinations, associations, unions…
Example sentences
- association My family belongs to the neighborhood association.
- combination Her kimono and obi combination is smart, isn't it?
- alignment What effects would planetary alignment have?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| conjunction | falling | |
| association | falling | |
| combination | steady | |
| colligation | steady | |
| conjunctive | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- union2
- 7 letters
- joining2
- 8 letters
- junction2, coupling2
- 9 letters
- coalition4, alignment3
- 10 letters
- connection3, connective3, copulation
- 11 letters
- association5, combination4, composition4, intercourse3, conjugation4, concurrence3, conjunctive, colligation
- 12 letters
- continuative
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (union2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- conjonction
- Italiano
- congiunzione
- Español
- conjunción
- Deutsch
- Konjunktion